To: malcolm@thokk.demon.co.uk
From: bnb@gryphon.demon.co.uk
Subject: Upload

I have uploaded a copy of my perl front end to the demon batchftp service
into ftp.demon.co.uk:/incoming.

Filename: batch-ftpd and batch-ftpd.txt (this message)
Suggested Directory: either /pub/linux/utils or /pub/linux/Demon
Short: A frontend to demon's batchftp facility for Unix users
Long Description: 
This Program takes requests from local users and forwards them
to the Demon batch ftp facility. When the ftp is acknowledged the program 
automatically downloads the file, deletes the copy on demon and informs
anybody that has requested it of its presence.

This program has several advantages over the "normal" direct way of
doing things, which are especially useful in a multiuser environment,
or when a personal mail domain is in use.

i)   Users need not know the machines password in order to use the
     batchftp account.
ii)  Multiple requests for the same file will only be downloaded
     locally once.
iii) A file will be downloaded as soon the main is recieved from the
     Demon batch ftp facility. The user who requested it does not have
     to be the one connecting, thus he does not have to make a special
     connection to get the file.
iv)  The demon's from address is always set to be "something.demon.co.uk",
     this avoids having to specify this in a reply to field when a
     personal domain name is in use (because batch ftp only lets
     *.demon.co.uk sites use it)